Monthly Archives: January 2024

Calgary-based Enbridge to cut 650 jobs in effort to shrink costs

North American pipeline operator lists higher interest rates and economic uncertainty as headwinds faced by many industries.

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Flair Airlines owes $67 million in unpaid taxes as CRA opens door to seize carrier’s property

Court documents show Flair Airlines owes the federal government $67.2 million in unpaid taxes, prompting the Canada Revenue Agency to obtain an order for the seizure and sale of the carrier’s property.

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Industry minister urges Competition Bureau to conduct followup study of grocery prices

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is calling on the Competition Bureau to use its new powers to take another look at the cost of groceries in Canada.

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James Webb telescope captures luminous images of 19 spiral galaxies

A batch of newly released images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope show in remarkable detail 19 spiral galaxies residing relatively near our Milky Way, offering new clues on star formation as well as galactic structure and evolution.

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Trans Mountain expansion hits ‘technical issues,’ possibly delaying completion

The company says it is fully focused on working toward an anticipated in-service date in the second quarter of 2024.

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B.C. Supreme Court considers $14.4 million iPhone class action settlement

A lawyer for a group of Apple iPhone users whose devices allegedly slowed down after software updates argued for a B.C. Supreme Court judge to accept a settlement agreement in Vancouver on Monday.

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Toyota warns 7,300 Canadians to stop driving, get immediate repairs

Toyota Motor Corp. is urging owners of certain older vehicle models to stop driving and get immediate repairs because an airbag inflator could explode and potentially kill motorists. 

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Texas alligators on ice … or under it?

Gary Saurage, owner of Gator Country Adventure Park/Sanctuary, sees his gators ‘freeze’ in a peculiar position to survive the winter chill. Sticking the tips of their snouts up just enough to reach air, the reptiles are able to slow their … Continue reading

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I’d become complacent around wildlife working in parks — until a predator stole my supper

Chad Dupuis had been living and working in the northern Alberta forest for several years and had numerous wildlife encounters. His lost dinner was a reminder that the parks are the animals’ home and we’re encroaching on it.

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Rapid loans at up to 47% interest ‘one notch short of loan-shark stuff,’ says debt counsellor

Ottawa has proposed regulatory changes that would lower the criminal interest rate from the equivalent of 47 per cent annual percentage rate (APR) to 35 per cent APR. But credit counsellors and poverty activists say that alone won’t address the … Continue reading

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